Toy Review

The Twirlywoos are truly hypnotic. I remember when Busby first watched an episode a couple of years ago – I’ve never seen her sit so still (and I’m not sure she has since)! And now H-Bear is the perfect age to enjoy the Twirlywoos! As you can imagine, he was very excited when Great Bighoo and the Big Red Boat arrived on our doorstep. H-Bear was sent a Fun Sounds Great Bighoo soft toy and the new Fun Sounds Big Red Boat to play with.

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” ― Albert Einstein. At four, Busby is the perfect age for imagination play – and what an imagination she has! From sailing the seven seas in search of treasure, to blasting into space with Flopsy bunny, this girl can (and will be) anything! The lovely folk at Barbie sent her a box full of dolls and accessories to help some of her stories along and, as part of their #DadsWhoPlayBarbie campaign, they wanted Nick to ...

Regular readers will know how much I love Instagram! The beautiful photos and little snapshots into other peoples lives are fascinating. But I really love it for the new shops I’m introduced to. Rowdy Roddy Vintage is one of those, and when they offered to send the children a few items from their amazing retro shop, I couldn’t resist. After moving from San Fransisco to Glasgow, and curating a fairly large collection of vintage baby clothes whilst pregnant, owner Jolyne decided ...